Just like everything else, the NBA and NFL are always adapting their technologies. Each one of these organizations has five very intriguing new technologies.
TOP 5 NBA TECHNOLOGIES
Officials in the NBA use digital whistles, and this allows the time to automatically stop as soon as the whistle is blown. This adds an extreme amount of precision to the game of basketball. The next awesome technology is DLP Cubes. These are cubes that display banner graphics, ads, and scores of other games. The NBA also uses clear LCD’s for all of their shot clocks. The next technology may be the best out of all of them. The NBA is currently working on digitizing all of their archives, and storing them as Windows Media files. Lastly, they are starting to cater to their fans with all of the massive HD TV’s that can be seen in NBA arenas.
TOP 5 NFL TECHNOLOGIES
The NBA is not alone with adapting their technology because the NFL is right behind them. The following five technologies were introduced prior to the 2014 season. The first one is real-time player tracking which literally tracks the movements of the players and the officials. This is accomplished by placing transmitters in the players shoulder pads. Next, we have the tablet-driven playbooks. Way back in the day, players had to search through their playbooks in a three-ringed binder. Now, all players have to do is search through their tablet, and they can find all of the plays. The new Levi’s Stadium, which welcomes the 49ers, is the next technology as it will support 40 times better bandwidth than any other U.S stadium. The Jacksonville Jaguars hold the fourth technology, as they have they largest video boards in the entire NFL. Lastly, officials can now communicate with each other easier as they all have a microphone in their ear.
